Deployment. I stuck Bersaglieri (CT) in the bottom center, and both the 75s and Bersaglieri just off screen to the right. Luke started with shermans in his top right, Stuarts on the road, and Armored Rifles in the top left.

Bersaglieri hunker down.

Bersaglier and 75s hold down the right flank.

Shermans get ready to roll out.

Stuarts ride shoulder to shoulder

Armored rifles sit on an objective.

Stuarts roll out! But the Italians got the first turn and managed to dig in.

Top of 2.

After getting lit up by Elefentinos, the Stuarts pull back to focus on just 1 gun.

Armored rifles come rolling out!

The Bersaglieri take losses- an elefentino and an HMG go down!

Top of 3.

Stuarts push deep into Italian territory!

Stuarts boldly assault the Italians- forcing them back!

Top of 4. Italian reserves arrive- Semoventes roll in.

Semoventes get side shots on the Stuarts… and bail 2.

The Stuarts keep pushing!

And assault the Bersaglieri! In the face of tanks, the Bersaglieri break and flee the field. The Stuarts hold the Italian objective!

Top of 5. Note the armored rifles pushing up into the cross-rad.

The Stuarts get ready to face a shitstorm. Demolishers and M14s arrive from reserve.

The results are predictable. Stuarts are evaporated.

75mm SPTDs arrive from reserve and snipe a Semovente!

The Semoventes retaliate and wipe out the 75s. The 2 infantry teams are left hidden.

Demolishers race forward with a succesful avanti move under a smoke barrage to assault some Armored Rifles!

The Demolishers take the central building.

But consolidate behind the building!

Top of 6. Armored Rifles arrive in the top right.

The Armored Rifles attempt to retake the building, but are again pushed back in assault.

Top of 7. Note the Demolishers pushing into the large centralized building, and the M14s and Semoventes moving into the T intersection.

Semoventes get lucky and knock out the remnants of the 75mm SPTD platoon! Scratch another yank platoon!

The Armored rifles are mowed down in a hail of MG fire, but the 3 remaining stands live on.

3 M14s go down- including the platoon leader. But he comes back as the unknown hero and jumps into 1 of the 2 remaining M14s!

Top of 8. Luke's Armored Rifles in the top right double time left to back up the Shermans.

With the right objective uncovered, Bersaglieri move out.

Avanti!

The 75s range in on the Shermans, but lack the punch to do any real damage.

Top of 8.

Mortars back up the Sherman gun line.

Bersaglieri keep pushing up the right flank.

Top of 9. The Shermans have shifted left.

Demolishers assault the recovery vehicle left behind and push forward.